A common European adder (Vipera berus), the UK's only venomous snake, coiled basking in sunlight on a log in undergrowth

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Size: 5361px × 3576px
Location: Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Graham Prentice / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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